About Gillingham

Gillingham is a village. Location: North Dorset District, Dorset. Elevation: 76 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Kings Court Palace and Duncliffe Hill.

Climate of Gillingham

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (93 mm)
Driest month: July (49 mm)

8° 2°

10° 3°

12° 4°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

18° 10°

14° 7°

11° 4°

9° 3°

Jan

90

Feb

64

Mar

67

Apr

52

May

56

Jun

60

Jul

49

Aug

61

Sep

72

Oct

79

Nov

81

Dec

93

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Gillingham
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	10°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	18°	14°	11°	9°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	12°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	90	64	67	52	56	60	49	61	72	79	81	93

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gillingham

The nearest airport is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (49 km). The nearest large city is Bath, 38 km to the north.

Airports

Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 42 kmsoutheast
Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 49 kmnorthwest
Southampton Airport (SOU) Southampton 65 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Bath Population: 101.6K 38 kmnorth
Poole Population: 151.5K 42 kmsoutheast
Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 45 kmsoutheast
Bristol Population: 479K 51 kmnorthwest
Southampton Population: 269.8K 63 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gillingham

Within 100 km: 527 historic and cultural sites, 1,000 natural sites, 145 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km109 places

Bathing Island Island 13 kmS
Fish's Island Island 14 kmS
Hod Hill Mountain 17 kmS
Compton Down Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km524 places

Brownsea Island Island 45 kmSE
Avon Beach Beach 52 kmSE
Chesil Beach Beach 50 kmSW
Studland Beach Beach 48 kmSE

60–100 km1,039 places

Portsea Island Natural site 89 kmE
Isle of Wight Island 81 kmSE
Calshot Beach Beach 73 kmE
Kilve Beach Beach 69 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gillingham

14 places

1 Gillingham 8.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages13

Bowridge Hill · Village
Bugley · Village
Cold Harbour · Neighbourhood
Colesbrook · Village
Eccliffe · Village
Ham · Neighbourhood
Huntingford · Village
Langham · Village
Lodbourne · Neighbourhood
Madjeston · Village
Milton on Stour · Village
Peacemarsh · Neighbourhood
Wyke · Neighbourhood

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Kings Court Palace Historic site, Motcombe
1.4 km SE
Duncliffe Hill Mountain, Motcombe
4.8 km SE
Ballands Castle Historic site, Pen Selwood
6.6 km NW
Long Hill Mountain, Mere
5.6 km N
Mere Castle Castle Hill Historic site, Mere
5.5 km N
Zeals Knoll Mountain, Zeals
6.3 km N

Gillingham

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